Worldwide Covers

#1475 Cook Islands 26/03/09

Florian — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:15:52 +0000

Wolfgang has sent this nice cover from Rarotonga, thank you! It was posted on March 9, 2026 and has two ship cachets of the Hanseatic Inspiration.

The stamp commemorates the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).

#1474 Chile – Easter Island 26/03/01

Florian — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:07:37 +0000

This very nice cover from the Easter Island was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted on March 1 and arrived on May 15, 2026. In addition to the blurred day cancel there are cachets of the Easter Island and the cruiseship Hanseatic Inspiration.

The left stamp commemorates the solar eclipse in Antarctica on December 4, 2021.

#1473 Switzerland 24/01/12

Florian — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:39:58 +0000

Vural has sent this very nice cover from Switzerland, thank you! It was posted in Bern on January 12 and arrived on January 19, 2024.

The mini-sheet commemorates the invention of the hook-and-loop fastener. And it has attached a small piece of that material.

#1472 Poland 23/07/31

Florian — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:07:12 +0000

This very nice FDC from Poland was sent by Roman, thank you! It was cancelled in Rzeszów on July 31 and arrived on August 8, 2023. The mini-sheet commemorates the 200th birthday of the inventor Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822-1882).

#1471 Tristan da Cunha 22/08/??

Florian — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:02:38 +0000

Yuriy has sent this cover from Tristan da Cunha, thank you very much! It was posted in August, 2022 and arrived a year later on August 3, 2023.

The left stamp commemorates the broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) and the right stamp depicts the sailing ship Eliza Adams.

#1470 French Polynesia – Gambier Islands 25/12/15

Florian — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:31:04 +0000

This very nice cover from French Polynesia was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Rikitea on Mangareva (part of the Gambier Islands) on December 15, 2025 and arrived on January 2, 2026.

#1469 Mali 23/09/21

Florian — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:23:35 +0000

Jinesh has sent this amazing cover from Mali, thank you very much! It was posted in Bamako on September 21, 2023 and arrived on January 11, 2024.

The left three stamps commemorate Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), the right stamp depicts a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris).

#1468 Greenland 23/06/30

Florian — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:26:51 +0000

This amazing cover from Greenland was sent by Roland, thank you very much. It was posted in Ittoqqortoormiit on June 30 and arrived on July 17, 2023.

The cover has applied the cachets of the 2023 International Expedition and the Karupelv Valley Project. It has been signed by some of the the expedition members of this project.

The left stamp commemorates the glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale).

#1467 Aruba 23/05/12

Florian — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:43:18 +0000

This beautiful cover from Aruba was sent by Tristan, thank you very much! It was posted on May 12 and arrived on May 30, 2023.

#1466 Malawi 23/03/29

Florian — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:23:29 +0000

Tristan has sent this very nice cover from Malawi, thank you! It was posted in Zomba on March 29 and arrived on April 25, 2023.

The stamps depict a rhinoceros and butterflies of the species Acraea acrita and Papilio pelodurus.